Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-20
sUNFLOWER STATE NEWS.

Garden City and Ws-KeeGy, Kansas, to
other points in the state.
Columbus Star Courier: Nineteen
individuals joined the NJ z. church last
Sabbath morning, and three at night
IN full membership-which is the fruits
Of the revival last spring.
Jewell County Republican: Old Kan
sas who have seen drouths before don't
get paniok. Unbroken prosperity is
something we can not reasonably except,
IN Kansas or any other county.
The corner stone OF the new Masonic
temple was laid at Ellsworth. Fully 3
900 people, including Deputy Grand
Master o. A. Bassett, took part. Several
business buildings are being erected.
North Toreka MaiI: The Mail still
insists that Topeka can be made a city
OF 100000 inhabitants in less than five
years by the damming of the Kaw river
and utilizing our unsurpassed water
power.
A Baltimore party has been written to
to come out and investigate the fire clay
possibilities IN Atchison. and if found
profitable, to establish a plant for the
manufacture OF brick, terra Gotta, drain
ing tile, etc.
Burlington Independent: Lieutenant
a. L. Bailey, of the U. S. Regulars, son
Of ex-mayor Bailey, of this city, Is OF
duty On a furlongh and viii arrive in
Burlington next week and will remain
some two months.
Brookville Times: The creamery is
nearly ready for operation. With the
exception of the separator which has
not yet arrived, the machinery is all in
place. 1t is the intention to start the
machinery to-day.
Cherryvale Republican: The barn OF
7, J. Vance, a few miles northeast of
this city, was consumed by fire. A little
daughter OF Mr.. Vance was in the barn
when the same took fire, and was con-
sumed before help could reach her.
Webster Eagle: The storm of wind,
dust, smoke, thunder and lightning, fol
lowed by a refreshing shower, bright
ened dropping souls, revived whitening
vegetation, cooled the atmosphere, and
made the late corn and vegetables safer.
Usage City Free Press: As men en-
ployed by J. M. VanBsntham. near Lyn-
don, were driving a large herd of cattle
/ to Mute creek for water, fourteen head
Of thoroughbred Shorthorns dropped
dead from heat, while going one and &
quarter miles.
Democrat Enterprises: a herd Of 1920
head Of cattle belonging to the Beatty
Bros. passed down the Cimarron on
/ their way from New Mexico to a pasture
Sc miles south of KioWR IN the Indian
Territory. They were mostly and 4
| year old steers, and in fine shape.
The wooden mills of Fit. Scott are man
utacturing q large line of goods, JUS
now, for their fall and winter trade, RnC
already their store rooms present a toll
lerably plethOria appearance. Til,
heavy wooden socks made by this factory
are among the best in the market
Atchison Globe: Little Bertha Coffin
one year Old, daughter Of Henry Coffin
living in BranehtOn, obtained possession
Of a can of concentrated I've and drank
/ considerable quantity of it. Her lips anC
face were horribly burned, and it ii
feared that she cannot recover.
Passengers coming mp from the terri
tory report that great damage is being
done by prairie fires. From six miles
north Of POnca agency on the east side
Of the railroad, to within a few miles o
the state line, fires are sweeping over the
prairies and doing great damege.
The life insurance companies authoriz
ed TO do business in Kansas number
twenty one. They have a total of 1857;
policies written, aggregating S17,750,
5l2. During the year they received
premiums aggregahng S51O,O7O, snC
paid losses aggregating only S83,l73.
/ Hartford Call: Carl Gould accidental
| " swallowed hedge thorn which IOdgeC
in his throat, and caused linn consider
able annoyance and pain. The thou
passed into the stomach, and Carl is al
right again, but will probably hereafte
carefully avoid a diet of hedge thOrns.
! Marshall County Ne,gs: Blue Rapid
city wants another bridge acrOss tn
] Blue river, and viii Submit to the voter
Of the township proposition to vOt
] So, 900 in bonds, and If this proposition
Is carried then the county viii be asket
to donate $4,000 to complete the bridge
Ravanna Cbieftain: Mr. ShindleF
living south OF tOWn, had a valUGbl
horse, a sOrrel mare, which people i
town knew to be quite a racer, fall int
his well about O'Clock in the evening
by walking over the loose board cover
The horse died before it could be lake
out.
Garden City Sentinel: The thir
crop of alfalfa is about ready to cut, an
thus our thrifty farmers viii get tbei
third dividend inside Of ninety days!
man with forty acres set in alfalfa an
on a good ditch is as independent IS
bondhoIder. He can clip fair coupons
year.
Two young men in WashiDgto
county pelted each other with rotte
lemons. One of them cleaded up hi
clothes afterward with gasoline. In
q mediately after this he scratched
g match on his pants to light a cigar an
/ in an instant he was sbiaze. His IF
I was saved but he is still in bed.
Newton Konsag: Regardless of Il
GROWERS and crOakers, Little HarVe
VIII come TO the front Bgain this year {
usual, and make an excellent showing
the way Of farm products. Corn vi
tur1 out better than was expected, an
this season promises to be one Of VI
bounded prosperity after all
OlsbUrg Newsletter: During Il
thunder storm yesterday, ightniu
, struck the wire fence enclosing Mr.. Al
E dersOn's meadow land, Just south
Q town. It followed the fence about tV
: hundred yards, tore the wire of, al
| snlintered seYentsen posts al in pisce